Downtown Business Improvement District

Downtown Businesses: Your DBID Bill is due to the City by 5:00 p.m. on March 2, 2020!

The Downtown Business Improvement District (DBID) was put in place to develop and protect our Downtown and serve the businesses and patrons of Downtown Manhattan. The services the DBID funds go toward include:

Street Decor

Flower baskets

Flags

Holiday lights

Maintenance

Trash removal

Groundskeeping

Events

Monthly Downtown Member Lunches

Pink Up the Pace 5K

Third Thursdays

Taste of Downtown

Sidewalk Sale

All Treats Day

City Commission Candidate Public Forum

Holiday Open House

Downtown Festival of Lights

Mayor’s Spirit of the Holidays Parade

Celebrate the Season Carriage Rides

Economic development

Retail, restaurant & service business recruitment

Working with property owners and well-vetted potential business owners to fill vacant spaces

Creating sales tax dollars

Building and maintaining successful relationships

City, county, and regional leaders

Downtown stakeholders

Consumers

Advocating for small business

Liaison to the city and county

Driving initiatives that make downtown vital

Dynamic media presence and district-wide promotion

Website and social media

Clearing house for all promotional aspects of downtown

Each Downtown business or business space is billed annually for their DBID fee. Downtown businesses and property owners can expect to receive a bill in January from the City of Manhattan. The map of the Downtown district and the breakdown of fees can be found below. For more information, you can visit the City of Manhattan’s website regarding the DBID Advisory Board here.